| Year | Club | Player | Games | Goals | Votes | Honours | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Essendon | Brian Hinkley | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1989 | St Kilda | Tim Pekin | 112 | 37 | 5 | ||
| 1990 | Fitzroy | Justin McGrath | 8 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1991 | Essendon | Alan Schwartz | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1992 | Melbourne | Glenn Freeborn | 138 (0) | 69 | 0 | Prem: 1996 | |
| 1993 | St Kilda | Rod Keogh | 60 | 21 | 3 | ||
| 1994 | Richmond | Stuart Wigney | 14 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1995 | Collingwood | Mark Pitura | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1996 | Essendon | Matthew Banks | 3 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1997 | Hawthorn | Jason Daniltchenko | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1998 | Melbourne | Troy Simmonds | 197 (40) | 132 | 22 | ||
| 1999 | Western Bulldogs | Andrew Wills | 10 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2000 | Brisbane | Dylan McLaren | 59 (46) | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2003 | Adelaide | ||||||
| 2005 | Adelaide | Jason Porplyzia | 130 | 181 | 15 | AA40: 2009 | |
| 2006 | Carlton | Cameron Cloke | 37 (36) | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2011 | Richmond | Brett O'Hanlon | 9 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | Collingwood | ||||||
| 2013 | Sydney | ||||||
| 2014 | Carlton |